Record album storage cabinet and album envelope therefor



Sept. 4, 1962 c. D; WALLACH 3,052,507

RECORD ALBUM STORAGE CABINET AND ALBUM ENVELOPE THEREFOR Filed April 24,1961 ;a INVENTOR.

/ l CHARLES 0. WALLACH as 24 4| 39 9 40 BY ATTORN EYS Unite Stats3,052,507 Patented Sept. 4, 1962 Free 3,052,507 RECORD ALBUM STORAGECABINET AND ALBUM ENVELOPE THEREFOR Charles D. Wallach, 23212 CedarRoad, Beachwood Village, Ohio Filed Apr. 24, 1961, Ser. No. 104,898 1Claim. (Cl. 312-12) This invention relates generally to cabinets of thetype disclosed in Wallach Patents Nos. 2,647,027 and 2,720,204, but hasreference more particularly to an improved album envelope for use inconjunction with such cabinets, and to a novel manner in which theenvelopes are used in relation to the cabinet.

A primary object of the invention is to provide an envelope of thecharacter described which can he slidably removed from the cabinet, forremoval of the album, by a simple forward movement of the envelope,without tilting of the envelope, as described in the aforesaid patents.

Another object of the invention is to provide an envelope of thecharacter described, which is of novel construction, characterized bythe use of an elongated slot, through which the rod which forms part ofthe cabinet passes, whereby the envelope may be slid forwardly out ofthe cabinet without detachment from said rod.

A further object of the invention is to provide an envelope of thecharacter described, having a novel stiflening means incorporatedtherein for rigidifying the lower edge of the envelope.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a record storage cabinet, embodying theinvention;

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view, taken on the line 2-2 of FIG.1;-

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of FIG.2, and showing one of the envelopes in side elevation;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view, showing the reverse side of the envelopeshown in FIG. 3, and

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view, taken on the line 5-5 ofFIG. 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, a record album storagecabinet is shown, which will be seen to comprise a box-like structure,formed of sheet metal, open at the front, and consisting of a top 1,bottom 2, sides 3 and 4, and a back 5.

The top 1 is provided with downturned flanges 6 and 7 which are spotwelded to the sides 3 and 4 respectively, and with a downturned flange 8which is spot welded to the upper rear surface of the back 5. Similarly,the bottom 2 is provided with upturned flanges 9 and 10 which arespot-welded to the sides 3 and 4 respectively, and with an upturnedflange 11 which is spot welded to the lower rear surface of the back 5.The back 5 is provided with flanges 14 which are spot-welded to thesides 3 and 4 respectively.

The cabinet further includes a plurality of spaced sheet metal dividers15 and 16, which divide the cabinet into a series of compartments, eachdivider having a flange 17 at its lower edge, which is spot welded tothe bottom 2, a flange 18 at its upper edge, which is spot-welded to thetop 1, and a flange 19 at the rear, which is spotwelded to the back 5.The dividers 15 and 16 extend from the back 5 to points spacedrearwardly from the open front of the cabinet, and are disposed inparallel relationship with the sides 3 and 4.

A'rod or bar 22 extends through openings in the sides 3 and 4 of thecabinet and through openings in the dividers 15 and 16 which are inalignment with said side openings and are disposed adjacent the lowerfront corners of the dividers. This rod or bar 22 is retained inposition by means of nuts 22a threadedly secured to the ends of the rod.

The rod or bar 22 also extends through slots 24 ad jacent the loweredges of record album holders or envelopes 25, which are of generallytriangular form, and which serve as individual receptacles for record orphonograph albums.

Each envelope is formed from a heavy kraft paper or board, is ofsubstantially right triangular form, and consists of a unitary piece ofsuch paper or board folded to provide parallel walls or sides 26 and 27connected integrally with each other at only the rear edge 28, whichdefines one of the short sides of the right triangle. The side or wall26 has a flange 29 formed integrally therewith and folded into overlyingrelationship to the lower marginal portion of the wall 27, said flangebeing adhesively secured to the wall 27. The folded edge of this flangedefines the other of the short sides of the right triangle.

The sides or walls 26 and 27 define an album-receiving slit in theenvelope 25 along the hypotenuse of the triangle, this slit beingcharacterized by parallel edges 39 and 31 on the walls 26 and 27respectively, which are spaced from each other in the plane of theenvelope to expose a marginal portion 32 of the wall 27, wherebyinsertion of an album into the envelope through the slit is facilitated.

The side or wall 26 is also provided with a second flange 33 (FIG. 4),which is formed integrally with the wall 26 and is folded into overlyingrelationship to the upper end of the wall 27, adjacent the upper end ofthe aforesaid slit, and is adhesively secured to the wall 27. Forreinforcement purposes, an eyelet or grommet 34 extends through thewalls 26', 27 and flange 33, one end of the grommet being clinched orpeened over into engagement with the outer surface of the side 26, andthe other end being clinched or peened over into engagement with theouter surface of the flange 33.

The side or wall 26 is further provided with a third flange 35, which isformed integrally with the wall 26 and is folded into overlyingrelationship to the forward end of the wall 27 and the forward end ofthe flange 29, and is adhesively secured to the wall 27 and flange 29,as best shown in FIG. 4.

The sides or walls 26 and 27 provide a pocket 36 therebetween, of whichthe folded edge of the flange 29 forms the bottom, and there is disposedin this pocket, a rectangular strip or strips 37 of thick cardboard,which strip or strips are rigidly secured in place, as by beingadhesively secured to the interior surfaces of the walls 26 and 27.These strips extend the full length of the bottom of the envelope, andserve as a support for the lower edge of a record album disposed in theenvelope.

The envelope is provided with an elongated slot 24, which extendsthrough the Wall 26, strips 37, wall 27 and flanges 29 and 35, in spacedparallel relation to the lower edge of the envelope.

As previously stated, the rod or bar 22 extends through the slot 24, andthe slot is of such a length and so disposed with reference to the frontand rear of the envelope, that when the envelope is pushed rearwardlycompletely into the cabinet, as in FIG. 3, the front end 38 of the slotwill engage the rod or bar 22, and when the envelope is pulled forwardlyout of the cabinet to a position wherein the record album may be removedfrom the envelope, the rod or bar 22 will engage the rear end 39 of theslot,

and thus preclude bodily removal of the envelope from the cabinet.

As a practical matter, to facilitate sliding movement of the envelope,as well as to minimize frictional wear of the lower edge of the envelopein its forward and rearward movements, the rod or :bar is at such anelevation that the envelope, when inside the cabinet, is supported in aslightly tilted position, as shown in FIG. 3, so that only the rearcorner 40 rests on the bottom 2 of the cabinet. As the envelope is movedforwardly out of the cabinet, as when the album is to be removedtherefrom, this tilt is increased slightly, since the rod or bar 22remains stationary, and has a cam-like action on the upper edge 41 ofthe slot.

If desired, the cabinet may -be provided with pull-out support means,such as the members 34 and 34 described in Wallach Patents 2,647,027 and2,720,204, for supporting the lower edges of the envelopes when they arein the position in which albums may be inserted or removed therefrom,and to relieve strains on the albums and envelopes.

It is thus seen that I have provided novel and improved means forsupporting album envelopes in a cabinet of the character described, aswell as an album envelope of novel and improved construction.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes may be made in the shape, size and arrangement of partsthereof, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scopeof the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

An album-containing envelope of substantially right triangular contour,consisting of a unitary piece of sheet material folded to provideparallel walls connected inte- 4 grally with each other at one edgewhich defines one of the short sides of the right triangle, one of saidWalls having a flange formed integrally therewith and folded intooverlying relationship to a marginal portion of the other of said Wallsand adhesively secured thereto, the folded edge of said flange definingthe other of the short sides of the right triangle, said walls definingan album-receiving slit in said envelope along the hypotenuse thereof,said walls defining a pocket therebetween adjacent said folded edge, astiflening element disposed in said pocket, said stiffening elementconsisting of paperboard of suflicient thickness to support a recordalbum, the sides of said stilfening element being adhesively secured tothe interior surfaces of said walls, said envelope having an elongatedslot therein adjacent said folded edge in substantially parallelrelation to said folded edge, said slot extending through said flange,Walls and stiffening element, said wall having said flange having anextension of rectangular contour which extends forwardly from saidenvelope adjacent the lower end of said slit, said extension having aflange which is folded into overlying relationship with the other ofsaid walls and is adhesively secured thereto, said extension andsecond-named flange providing a tab for facilitating forward movement ofthe envelope.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS989,031 Oliver Apr. 11, 1911 1,141,089 Tindale May 25, 1915 2,332,193Beder Oct. 19., 1943 2,647,027 Wallach July 28, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS719,150 France Feb. 2, 1932

